There is a kind of irony in waking up to AC(lightning bolt)DC yelling about how awesome I am, only to answer the phone to hear "You are a grown-ass man, deal with your responsibilities!" That wasn't exactly what the automated voice said, but it was close enough. Yes, I owe people money, and yes, I'm okay with that... for the moment.

My thinking is this: if you're going to use an automated system to try to get money from me, then you really don't actually want that money. If I want something, then I have to put in real effort to get it. I fully realize that this mentality is going to royally screw me over one day - and sooner rather than later - but I don't see any reason why their rules should be any different than ours. They are, and I get that, but if they can break the rules, then I can act on principle... until I have the money to be able to pay them what they're asking of me.

That's the part of this that makes me laugh. I'm not acting on principle here, I'm being an asshole and justifying it with the most absurd logic imaginable. I don't have a righteous flaming sword (also a neat statement if you use the '80s slang meaning of righteous, as well. You're welcome), I'm not a revolutionary, I'm just an asshole that didn't pay something when I said I would. At work (and I swear to God, I will never complain about work on here. You're welcome.) I talk to at least one person every couple of days disputing this charge, or that charge, on "the principle" of it. Ninety percent of the time, if not more, these are charges we have all agreed to, but were too lazy to read the fine-print in order to learn about it. I am in the ten percent, with the above charge - I'm just the asshole that forgot that the bill existed. In some ways, the ten percent is worse than the indignant, and in others...

I pay my debts, always... but not always on people's timetables. I'm working on it. (I know there was a lot more discussion to be had, but it's New Year's Eve. Don't worry, My New Year's Resolution is to finish all of my blo